Might be purchasing my boss's 75g bow tank, need some input on pricing.....

fishfrenzy · 01-27-2005, 08:04 PM

As of right now my boss has a 75g Bow Front tank, with a black 2 door cabinet stand. its a saltwater tank right now. He has alot of live rocks star fish' are growing all over the glass and he only has 2 fish in there. The tank and stuff is about 9 yrs old. I am just curious on how much I should offer him for the set-up. Heres everything there is as of right now.

The tank & stand, 4 ft lighting fixture that holds 2- 4 ft bulbs. The glass canopy/top. a BIIIIIIIG HOB (hang on back filter) about 4 filter pumps, in the water that create a current. A few power strips, surge protectors. alot of live rocks nothing special tho, he never takes care of the tank and its all dirty etc. Theres 2 small fish a blue dempy and a black damsel or dempy i dunno, a small black fish with 2-3 light gray stripes. He told me he spent about $2,000 on everything when he first bought it all 9 yrs ago. he told me to make him a reasonable offer. SO what do yall think I should offer him. I'm not sure how much just the 75g bow front tank, stand, lighting, hood etc costs brand new from a store?!?!?

But heres the thing, i dont want it to be a salt water set-up. Well as of right now I dont, I am going to look into it and see exactly how difficult it is to maintain a big SW tank. So if i dont keep it a SW tank, I want to make it a nice african cichlid tank. So I would have the get rid of the live rock and the 2 fish etc. But i might tell him i will just buy the tank stand lighting filters etc from him and sell the rocks and fish for him to a LFS or someone on these boards if they are interested. But thats another story for another time.

So bascially How much should I offer him / how much should I expect to pay for a set up like this?!?!?
Thanks for the help!!

joe kool · 01-27-2005, 08:33 PM

here's a good idea of new prices:http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h109ma...72bowfront.htm

here's ebays' selections of the moment...
http://search.ebay.com/bow-front_Pet...Z1QQsacatZ1281

Goodluck!

Heymybigfish · 12-03-2007, 12:55 PM

well, if it went down in value like 5% each year....it is roughly worth 1300 bucks....

but he's your boss, and wants to get rid of it..... would offer him a grand

fishbguy · 12-03-2007, 01:10 PM

This thread is about 1 year and 11 months old now...

Obsidian · 12-03-2007, 08:34 PM

Actually 2 years 11 months, but I think they will teach math for you later

TATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just couldn't resist.

fishbguy · 12-04-2007, 04:22 AM

...whoops...lmao

*wonders why he's failing math*

joe kool · 12-04-2007, 06:23 AM

wow ... talk about a blast from the past ... I thought I recognized the topic ...

01-27-2005, 08:04 PM	#1
fishfrenzy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 51 User Feedback: (0)	Might be purchasing my boss's 75g bow tank, need some input on pricing..... As of right now my boss has a 75g Bow Front tank, with a black 2 door cabinet stand. its a saltwater tank right now. He has alot of live rocks star fish' are growing all over the glass and he only has 2 fish in there. The tank and stuff is about 9 yrs old. I am just curious on how much I should offer him for the set-up. Heres everything there is as of right now. The tank & stand, 4 ft lighting fixture that holds 2- 4 ft bulbs. The glass canopy/top. a BIIIIIIIG HOB (hang on back filter) about 4 filter pumps, in the water that create a current. A few power strips, surge protectors. alot of live rocks nothing special tho, he never takes care of the tank and its all dirty etc. Theres 2 small fish a blue dempy and a black damsel or dempy i dunno, a small black fish with 2-3 light gray stripes. He told me he spent about $2,000 on everything when he first bought it all 9 yrs ago. he told me to make him a reasonable offer. SO what do yall think I should offer him. I'm not sure how much just the 75g bow front tank, stand, lighting, hood etc costs brand new from a store?!?!? But heres the thing, i dont want it to be a salt water set-up. Well as of right now I dont, I am going to look into it and see exactly how difficult it is to maintain a big SW tank. So if i dont keep it a SW tank, I want to make it a nice african cichlid tank. So I would have the get rid of the live rock and the 2 fish etc. But i might tell him i will just buy the tank stand lighting filters etc from him and sell the rocks and fish for him to a LFS or someone on these boards if they are interested. But thats another story for another time. So bascially How much should I offer him / how much should I expect to pay for a set up like this?!?!? Thanks for the help!!

01-27-2005, 08:33 PM	#2
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 569 User Feedback: (2)	Re: Might be purchasing my boss's 75g bow tank, need some input on pricing..... here's a good idea of new prices:http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h109ma...72bowfront.htm here's ebays' selections of the moment... http://search.ebay.com/bow-front_Pet...Z1QQsacatZ1281 Goodluck! __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact <12 days till I'm back in the states. Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

12-03-2007, 01:10 PM	#4
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,802 User Feedback: (2)	This thread is about 1 year and 11 months old now... __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

12-03-2007, 08:34 PM	#5
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	Actually 2 years 11 months, but I think they will teach math for you later TATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just couldn't resist. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

12-04-2007, 04:22 AM	#6
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,802 User Feedback: (2)	...whoops...lmao wonders why he's failing math __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

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12-03-2007, 12:55 PM	#3
Heymybigfish Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 69 User Feedback: (0)	well, if it went down in value like 5% each year....it is roughly worth 1300 bucks.... but he's your boss, and wants to get rid of it..... would offer him a grand

12-04-2007, 06:23 AM	#7
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 569 User Feedback: (2)	wow ... talk about a blast from the past ... I thought I recognized the topic ... __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact <12 days till I'm back in the states. Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

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